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mural of President and Mrs. Carter greets visitors at Atlanta's airport

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Atlanta airport unveils mural of the Carters

Visitors to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world's busiest, are now greeted with a large mural honoring former President Jimmy and first lady Rosalynn Carter.

March 24, 2025
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Carter Center Mental Health Program to merge with Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers

The merger, to be completed by June 2025, will connect two issues — mental health and caregiving — championed by the late former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter.

March 05, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
The hearse carrying the body of former president Jimmy Carter passes people who gathered to pay respects in Plains, Ga. Saturday. (Grant Blankenship/GPB News)

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LIVE UPDATES: Remembering Jimmy Carter 1924-2024

Carter served as the 39th president of the United States and the 76th governor of Georgia. He is being remembered across the globe as a humanitarian, peacemaker and a man of faith who loved his family.

January 04, 2025
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October 22, 2010: former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, background right, looks at former U.S. president, Jimmy Carter, center, while visiting a weekly protest in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. The protest was organized by groups supporting Palestinians evicted from their homes in east Jerusalem by Israeli authorities.

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Photos: Former President Carter redefined post-presidency role

The Nobel Peace Prize winner devoted himself to improving the health of people around the world, promoting democracy and resolving global conflicts.

December 30, 2024
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  • Nicole Werbeck and
  • Giulia Heyward
Rosalynn Carter speaks at the Carter Center in 2019.

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1 year later: How Rosalynn Carter's work on mental health is cementing her legacy

The former first lady died on Nov. 19, 2023, but the programs she helped create could have lasting impact in Georgia and around the world, says Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander. 

November 19, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
The star-studded concert at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre earlier in September raised money to support the international programs of The Carter Center, which Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter founded in 1982 with the mission to “ wage peace, fight disease, and build hope.” The concert airs on Georgia Public Broadcasting on Oct. 1.

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A concert and 30 new homes mark Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday and long legacy of giving

A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many celebrations marking President Jimmy Carter's unprecedented 100th birthday on Oct. 1. Both build on Carter's lifelong philanthropic commitments.

September 30, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Peanut Brigade organizer Dot Padgett worked alongside the Carters from Plains to the White House. She spoke with GPB's Orlando Montoya about her experience over decades of work.

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Peanut Brigade organizer remembers her work with the Carter campaign

Peanut Brigade organizer Dot Padgett worked alongside the Carters from Plains to the White House. She spoke with GPB's Orlando Montoya about her experience over decades of work.

April 09, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya
'A Call to Action: Jimmy Carter's 2014 book about women's rights was presented to guests at an International Women's Day event  celebrating the book's 10th anniversary and engaging the attendees in a discussion about actions toward security and equality.

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'A Call to Action': Carter Center celebrates book anniversary and Women's History Month

On March 11 at the Carter Center, a multigenerational group of women found that a lot has changed in the decade since the release of President Carter's A Call to Action — namely, that many women now view progress on the hyper-local level as vital as that of the "big picture." 

March 25, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
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Georgia in Play: Remembering Rosalynn Carter, disenfranchising voting maps, and 'cuffing season'

This week on Georgia in Play: Rosalynn Carter, former first lady, was laid to rest in Plains this week. She was a well-beloved Georgian known for her deep commitment to humanitarian work. Plus, the state legislature is in a special session in order to redraw Georgia's voting maps after a federal judge ruled they discriminated against Black voters. Then, as the weather gets colder, single people are trying to find someone to get through "cuffing season" with. And City Café host John Lemley joins the panel to present holiday concerts to watch out for.

December 01, 2023
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Chase McGee
The hearse carrying Rosalynn Carter passes through downtown Plains, Ga. on the way to her burial on the Carter family property.

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'A tremendous woman': Former first lady Rosalynn Carter buried in hometown of Plains, Ga.

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter was laid to rest on the Carter family property in Plains on Wednesday, capping three days of memorials from the nation — and now, her neighbors.

November 29, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship and
  • Sofi Gratas
Members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus conducted by Director of Choruses, Norman Mackenzie at the service honoring Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta on Nov. 28, 2023..

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'Music was so important': Rosalynn Carter honored at song-filled celebration of life in Atlanta

Tuesday's service celebrated the former first lady's accomplishments and humanity with songs, scripture and poetry. Members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus and country stars Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks performed some of Mrs. Carter's favorite compositions.

November 29, 2023
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  • Kristi York Wooten
An Armed Forces body bear teams moves the casket for former first lady Rosalynn Carter into Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University for a tribute service on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends and presidents, including husband Jimmy

A gathering of first ladies and presidents joined other political figures in a tribute service. But a parade of speakers said her global stature wasn't what defined her.

November 28, 2023
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Former President Jimmy Carter, arrives to attend a tribute service for his wife and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, at Glenn Memorial Church, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends, first ladies and presidents — including husband Jimmy

Rosalynn Carter was memorialized with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living U.S. first ladies and multiple presidents, including her 99-year-old husband Jimmy Carter.

November 28, 2023
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Former President Jimmy Carter, arrives to attend a tribute service for his wife and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, at Glenn Memorial Church, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Former President Jimmy Carter sits front row at Rosalynn Carter's Atlanta tribute service

Former President Jimmy Carter sat front row at his wife's tribute service in Atlanta. 

November 28, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
A Georgia State Patrol honor guard stands as members of the public pay respects to former first lady Rosalynn Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, during the public repose.

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'Like losing family': Mourners pay respects to first lady Rosalynn Carter in Atlanta

Georgians streamed into the Carter Center to say goodbye to first lady Rosalynn Carter. 

November 28, 2023
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